Well, I work with Poser but do all my rendering in Bryce. I use objects and textures that I have downloaded, but I have never yet used anything downloaded "as - is", I always make changes in the textures, frequently in the models, etc. I do sometimes model items from scratch, though my skills in that area are far from extensive. Still, if because I don't make everything I use from scratch, what I do can't be called art, then NO painting can be called art either, unless the artist 1) spins, weaves, finishes, stretches & frames his own canvas; 2) grinds ALL his own pigments from scratch (i.e. from raw mineral ores); 3) makes his brushes from scratch - including turning the handles on a lathe and gathering & processing the hair; 4) distills his own linseed oil & turpentine from sap, ... Need I go on? Tools are tools are tools are tools. It's what's done with ANY tool that constitutes art.